FENTON, MI – Not to be outdone by AT&T’s recent announcement of its plan to bring 4G LTE services to the area, Verizon Wireless recently announced its expanded 4G LTE network in Genesee County.

The company recently activated a new cell site in the southwest corner of Fenton. The new cell site will provide advanced, high-speed wireless network coverage.

Alan Upchurch, a spokesperson for Verizon, said that fourth generation long-term evolution, or 4G LTE, service already exists throughout the county, but southwest Fenton was an area where expansion was needed.

“It is part of Verizon’s plan to expand 4G LTE throughout the state,” he said. “It covers nearly the entire state of Michigan now, and should be everywhere in Michigan by mid-year.”

Verizon’s 4G LTE services first came to Genesee County in June 2011 when the company launched the services in Flint, Flushing and Grand Blanc. Prior to that, Verizon’s 4G LTE services had already existed in Detroit and Grand Rapids as well as other parts of the country.

The difference in speed between 4G LTE and the previous 3G technology have been describe similarly to the difference between cable and dial-up internet.

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is available to customers in 491 markets, reaching 287 million people across the nation.